Will NATO be able to resist the Russian Federation without the help of the USA: the leaders of three European countries have concluded

The leaders of Finland, Latvia and Estonia have said that Ukraine's victory over Russia is vital to the defense of poorly armed Europe.

The leaders of the three European NATO member states whose territories border Russia have said that the alliance is “not ready” to fight Putin's Russia without the participation of the United States and called on the allies to sharply increase defense spending.

The Independent writes about it.

Following Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, the leaders of Latvia, Estonia and Finland called on NATO to end the “endless debate” on how to deal with the looming threat from Russia, saying it was time to strengthen Europe's defense capabilities.

“We are not ready [до війни з Росією – ред.]. This is absolutely clear. We cannot continue to simply hope that the United States will continue to be actively involved in European affairs,”…